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• Re: Gah. Inspections
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:24:40 -0400
  ...Use an SPDT (single pole, double-throw) relay. Wire your current fog light relay or switch to the normally-closed contact, then wire the...
• Re: coolant LED issues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:53:56 -0800
  ...Once it is flashing, jumpering the sensor will not make it stop, unless you have the early 43 relay that also pegs the needle...
• Re: Followup Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:18:26 -0400
  ...or not! lol > > The Relay 15 is the daytime running light (DRL) relay (Canada only). > This is the one I wanted to...
• Re: H4 headlights and relays
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 11:09:26 -0600
  ...I initially put together a relay upgrade for my headlights that used a distribution block & Bosch relay brackets, all exposed to whatever weather lives...
• Re: Intermittent Wiper Relay Upgrade - Answer
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 6 May 2002 11:18:25 -0500
  ...So when you order it from your supplier can you put them on the spot and ask them point blank if the new relay...
• Re: easy mod...ADJUSTABLE intermittent wiper!!! read!!
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 23:21:32 -0400
  Regarding the P7080-57226 relay manufactured by KAE with part number 3.200.110 An Audi parts supplier does not recommend this relay and...
• relay cost question
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wasbrikoff
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 12:58:22 -0500
  ...They determined it was the OEM VW battery relay and that it needs to be replaced. Cost: $239 It reaised a few questions for...
• Vary Your Wiper Delay W.Special Relay
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 09:09:41 -0400
  I sent away to a British VW Mag that advertised a "Vay Your Interval Wipe" relay for VW wipers. I popped out my factory...
• Re: Dometic fridge wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:42:51 -0600
  ...What am I missing in this discussion about hooking the fridge relay to the aux battery? It seems to me there are two options...
• Re: Dimmer relays
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 4 May 1995 13:09:39 MST
  > Does the relay click when you pull the switch? If it clicks, but does > not change, or the other lights go out, the switch...
• bosch relay
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 09:26:00 EDT
  I just recieved a catalog in the mail which has Bosch relays for $1.95. The Bosch part number is 0332 104 001. It...
• Accessing back of Fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 14:49:04 -0600
  ...How do I tap into that circuit? How does one gain access to the back of the fuse/relay panel? When I try to...
• Re: Relay Numbers was coolant light / temp sensor - need advice please!
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:39:58 -0500
  ...201 > > This shows the big numbers for the relays in the stock dash fuse/relay > panel in the upper right. > > Mark > > > > Loren Busch wrote...
• Re: Relay #4 - what does it do?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 19:32:00 -0700
  Jeez Jake, start the damn van, turn on all the accessories, leave door open, pull the relay and see what happens :) I dare you...
• Where's my fuel pump relay?
  Historical mailing list - Steve E
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 12:30:14 -0500
  ...Bentley manual says to disconnect a particular relay and put a jumper between two of the leads. OK, fine. Where's the relay located...
• Re: 758227.jpg
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:28:41 -0500
  Dontcha need separate relays for the high beams and low beams? Larry A. TJ Hannink wrote: >Just curious, why do you need two 30...
• Hard start relay- NAPA p/n
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 14:49:38 -0700
  My new starter was giving me troubles, I read up on the hard start relay topics and went down to Napa to get one...
• relay
  Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:58:12 EST
  Will the person that had a relay for a 76 fuel injected fuel pump for $30:00 please contact me again, thanks Neal
• Re: Rear wiper relay story
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:39:22 -0700
  ...I have a drawer full of salvaged van relays, for some reason I didn’t think I had rear wiper relay… I had two...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jun 2020 15:50:15 -0400
  ...I do see a second stage >> radiator cooling relay. Could a bad relay cause a fuse to blow? Thanks. >> > > Not completely impossible for a...
• Re: Horn installation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:44:45 -0700
  ...instruction found on Samba uses the original pos (+) of the old horn for > both - horn and relay. > https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic...
• Re: 71 bus turn signals
  Historical mailing list - M. Grant
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 12:20:07 +0100 (BST)
  ...After a few seconds one relay stopped clicking and so did the dash light. I tried to get another complete relay box, but the...
• Re: Melted ground wire
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:42:49 -0700
  ...I'm not overly familiar with the later (1988 ?) Vanagon fuse/relay arrangement. Did a wire come loose from a relay unrelated to the...
• Re: Intermittant Wiper Control from Autotech
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 6 May 2002 11:44:00 -0700
  ...When I received it, the relay was in a package and listed a bunch of European cars that the relay would work with. So...
• Headlight relay scheme - good or bad or just OK?
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 18:50:23 -0500
  ...Does this mean that the headlight switch receives its power directly from the battery via the ignition switch and the starter cut-out relay...
• Re: melted plastic in fuse panel area during relay install
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 03:32:05 EST
  In a message dated 1/6/05 9:47:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, tolga@MAC.COM writes: > , > I've been installing headlight relays...
• Re: Alt idiot light on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:44:16 -0400
  ...From there it goes to Alternator D+ terminal, in parallel with fridge relay coil, battery relay coil, whatever else people have hung on there...
• random relay revelry
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:52:35 -0700
  HI All, Having added the headlight relays for fear of evil headlight-switch meltdown- and having now found my heater fan switch (which wasn...
• Re: FS: programmable adjustable wiper relays
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:10:12 -0400
  hi jordan, On Jun 18, 2008, at 12:37 AM, JordanVw@aol.com wrote: > i have some OEM volkswagen programmable adjustable wiper relays. > these...
• Re: "yawn" Another (trivial) Jetta conversion Fuel Pump relay question.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:28:01 -0400
  Neil, Relays activate when a low current electromagnetic coil is energized. The coil then closes the contacts of a switch. The switch has heavy...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:27:31 -0800
  ...the fuel pump and main relays are in the engine compartment.. on a diesel vanagon the glow plug relay is in the engine compartment...
• Re: Hella H4s and relays
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 08:31:17 -0700
  the relays area a good idea even when you have stock wattage bulbs (H4 or whatever). Increases the voltage to the lights for a...
• Re: Relay beneath drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:55:02 -0700
  That sounds like the fridge relay? It's for running the fridge on 12v, but only when the van's running. On Fri, Jun...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:17:15 -0400
  At 02:33 PM 3/18/2009, mark drillock wrote: >I agree that typical use of the relay in a Vanagon could be expected...
• Re: Need Fuse box help
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:48:41 -0700
  ...Only the "from 1990" wiring diagram shows the number of the relay and where it goes. The other years tell you the name of...
• Re: Fuel Injection Wire Harness Meltdown!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:00:29 EST
  In a message dated 3/11/02 11:55:43 AM, hradek@YAHOO.COM writes: << A relay is in fact a fuse, 15 -20...
• Headlight Relay Install
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:04:55 -0500
  Hey all, I just finished, or so I thought the installation of a set of relays to allow higher wattage bulbs. The lights and...
• Re: The relay that "purrs"
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:38:05 -0700
  ...On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > My purring relay turned out to be a loose...
• Re: A/C wiring warning
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 18:51:03 -0700
  ...When > you switch to the third speed it activates one of the two internal > relays in the A/C double relay, which is sourced...
• Re: Flash Alert! Dual Battery Relay
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:25:06 -0500
  Harald, we use a small 1"x1"x1" cube relay rated for 30 amps that was intended for use with high intensity driving lights...
• Re: relay cost question
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 13:57:10 -0500
  ...The relay itself can be scrounged from a junkyard or purchased for $10 new. A test light can be bought for $10 or less...
• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:09:28 -0500
  ...Could you detail this a bit more - and maybe source a high quality relay? Thanks, John On 8/15/2013 8:58 AM, mark...
• Re: variable-speed wiper relay part source
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 00:50:07 +0200
  Steve Macaulay wrote: > Several people responded back to my earlier post saying that they had tried > the variable-speed wiper relay mod described at...
• Re: Installing Aux Battery in 7 Passenger van?
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:36:42 -0700
  Steven the relay mod setup is the same on all vanagons, i didnt touch my stock fridge relay. I used a BIG relay that...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 23:01:44 -0800
  It will be easy enough to duplicate the stock set up, even if the stock set up has fancy relay. I think :) alistair On...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Replacing wiring into glow plug relay?
  Historical mailing list - Nate Wall
  Tue, 2 May 2000 08:38:40 -0400
  Tobin asks, "How the heck do I pull the connecting wires out of the block the relay plugs in to without destroying the wires...
• FS: programmable intermittant wiper relay
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 13:07:08 EDT
  stock vw relay that lets you custom set your wiper delay speeds... plug and play.. $20 shipped conus paypal.. chris
• location of "load reduction relay"
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 13:39:03 -0500
  where is the location of the "load reduction relay" in a '81 Westy? Anybody? -- Karl '81 Westy "Jenny" Wilmington, DE
• Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:22:12 -0500
  ...Using relays is normally a sign of a high-quality setup that's more reliable than one without relays, not less. When I turn...
• Re: Black Box Relay question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:55:05 -0700
  ...FI harnesses that are set up for the > 5 pin relay have extra ECU wiring pins and the 5th relay pin connects to > the...
• Re: Fan Relay?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 01:23:14 -0500
  ...Is there also a low speed relay on AC vans or is the connection >directly through the thermoswitch? Direct thermoswitch pin 2, 2.5...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:16:09 -0500
  ...For relays spring pressures and air gaps. The point I am trying to make is just be sure to use a relay intended for...
• Head light relay modification.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:44:59 EDT
  ...Connect the big white wire to one of the relay contacts. The other relay contact is fed by the 10 gauge wire from the...
• Re: How do I wire up backup lights?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:15:36 -0700
  ...Jim On Sep 20, 2009, at 11:52 AM, Robert Stewart wrote: > I was not planning on using a relay since there is an...
• Re: '85 Westfalia - 2nd battery ?????
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:58:40 -0700
  ...I don't see any > battery cables, however, just the relay and some wiring. > > Can anyone confirm that this is the relay for isolating...
• Re: no fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:15:50 -0700
  Put the fuel pump relay back and jumper the ECU relay socket instead, pins 87-30. Listen for the pump to run 1-2...
• Re: Hot start relay
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:32:00 GMT
  I did the hot start relay kit on my air cooled. Made a differnce, but I still had to repalce the ignition switch. Not...
• Re: '86 GL electrical (sound system) question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:29:04 -0500
  I don't know if you could fit another relay into your existing relay holder as my Vanagons are '84 and '85 and don...
• Re: Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:29:51 -0800
  ...The mystery is that they describe 6 installed relays in the main fuse/ relay box, while I have 8. I am starting to wonder...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin Back
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:54:59 -0400
  ...I did the high > power kit, with the additional relay, many years ago. I will dig into this > further as clearly the increased amps...